Sen. Elizabeth Warren told a fired-up crowd that she “believes in science” before proposing a “tenfold” increase in science funding if she is elected president.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who struggled in the first two primary contests of the 2020 election season, said the proposed “Green New Deal” does not go far enough to deal with climate change.
“I’m all for a ‘Green New Deal,’ but it’s not enough,” Warren said. “We gotta have a ‘Blue New Deal’ to save our oceans as well.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, both Democrats, unveiled the Green New Deal on Feb. 7, 2019, calling for the United States to prioritize 100% renewable, zero-emission energy sources. The freshman lawmaker was mocked for the proposal, which conservatives likened to a “socialist Christmas list.”
Warren was once considered the front-runner of the 2020 Democratic nominee race but has struggled in the early voting states and released a video yesterday pleading for supporters to donate “critical funds” to her campaign.
“I’m going to increase by tenfold the money we put into science — basic science, applied science, every part of this. We gotta innovate out of this problem,” Warren said.
This month, Warren vowed to allow a “young trans person” to vet her secretary of education and proudly described receiving a donation from a person who only had $6 in her bank account.
